I Quotes
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“I believe that the community - in the fullest sense: a place and all its creatures - is the smallest unit of health and that to speak of the health of an isolated individual is a contradiction in terms. (pg. 146, Health is Membership)”
“I believe that the community's duty to education is, therefore, its paramount moral duty. By law and punishment, by social agitation and discussion, society can regulate and form itself in a more or less haphazard and chance way. But through education society can formulate its own purposes, can organize its own means and resources, and thus shape itself with definiteness and economy in the direction in which it wishes to move.”
Source: The Early Works, 1882-1898: 1895-1898. Early essays
“I believe that the confidence of Hungary in me is not shaken by misfortune nor broken by my calumniators.”
Source: Select speeches, condensed and abridged, with Kossuth's express sanction, by F. W. Newman
“I believe that the confidence, really being okay with myself, and really being okay with my gift have grown over the years. It just came with time, and it came with getting my feelings hurt, a few times, and realizing to stop performing for people but if perform for God, who gave you the talent, then you can care less about what any casting directors, producers, or what any of them think. You're doing it for a higher purpose. If they don't like it, that's okay! God does.”
“I believe that the Constitution is not hostile to the idea that national problems can be solved at the national level through the cooperative efforts of the three coequal branches of government, the Congress, the executive and courts. But not every president, not every legislator and not every judge agrees that the federal government has the power to address and to try to remedy the twin national problems of poverty and access to equal opportunity.”
“I believe that the core battle of our day is the battle to defend the inherent dignity of each and every person, the inherent beauty of each and every soul to be respected and treated as beautiful, unique, and sacred child of a loving God. No matter where they are, no matter what they look like, no matter what their status, each is noble and should be treated as such. The beauty of the individual is truth and we know it in our hearts.”
“I believe that the country weekly acts as a form of social cement in holding the community together.”
“I believe that the creative impulse is natural in all human beings, and that it is particularly powerful in children unless it is suppressed. Consequently, one is behaving normally and instinctively and healthily when one is creating - literature, art, music, or whatever. An excellent cook is also creative! I am disturbed that a natural human inclination [creative work] should, by some Freudian turn of phrase, be considered compulsive - perhaps even pathological. To me this is a complete misreading of the human enterprise. One should also enjoy one's work, and look forward to it daily.”
“I believe that the Cuban Adjustment Act must be re-examined.”
“I believe that the dark night of the soul is a common spiritual experience. I believe, too, that the answer is continued seeking and perseverance. It helps to know that others have endured a loss of faith.”
“I believe that the data will set you free. At the end of the day, it’s about how do you turn those pieces of information into insights that will improve business.”
“I believe that the day women come back to their mystery, which lies in their sensuality, is the day they’ll realize their own true value”
“I believe that the death penalty is the ultimate deterrent to violent crime...period.”
“I believe that the definition of luck is when preparation meets with opportunity.”
“I believe that the demand for long-form quality journalism is strong and I think that despite all of the changes in technology over the past few years, people still want in-depth, rigorous reporting.”
“I believe that the Democratic party has a bright future, but that like any long lived entity it needs to address some fundamental issues.”
“I believe that the democrats see in black America is an undereducated community of people who are over invested in culture. Their methodology then, is to maintain control of the culture as a means to regulate the black vote.”
Source: Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation
“I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you.”
Source: Dialogues with Silence: Prayers & Drawings
“I believe that the destructive nature of society that now threatens the existence of the entire human world has much to do with human intelligence. The way to overcome all human suffering-that also is through human intelligence.”
“I believe that the development of language - of naming, categorization, conceptualization - destroys our ability to see as we age.”
“I believe that the devil has destroyed many good books of the church, as, aforetime, he killed and crushed many holy persons, the memory of whom has now passed away; but the Bible he was fain to leave subsisting.”
Source: The Table Talk of Martin Luther
“I believe that the difference between Heaven and Hell is not so much the climate as the company.”
Source: The Gift
“I believe that the dysfunctional Muslim family constitutes a real threat to the very fabric of western life. It is in the family that children are groomed to practise, promote and pass on the norms of their parents' culture.”
“I believe that the emphasis on curbing population growth diverts attention from the more vital issue of pursuing policies that allow the population to take care of itself.”
Source: Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty
“I believe that the end of things man-made cannot be very far away - must be near at hand.”
“I believe that the essence of good design is its ability to sustain long term integrity, to become classic and create a truly captivating home.”
“I believe that the essence of government lies with unceasing concern for the welfare and dignity and decency and innate integrity of life for every individual. I dont like to say this and wish I didnt have to add these words to make it clear but I willregardless of color, creed, ancestry, sex or age.”
“I believe that the essence of photography is black and white. Color is but a deviance.”
“I believe that the establishment of a real ambition, a powerfully galvanizing and exciting vision of what a group is setting out to create, is vitally important.”
“I believe that the Europeans, first and foremost, the Germans, will also understand me. Let me remind you that in the course of political consultations on the unification of East and West Germany... some nations that were then and are now Germany's allies did not support the idea of unification. Our nation, however, unequivocally supported the sincere, unstoppable desire of the Germans for national unity. I am confident that you have not forgotten this, and I expect that the citizens of Germany will also support the aspiration of the Russians, of historical Russia, to restore unity.”
“I believe that the evidence for telepathy is overwhelming and that it is a part of reality that is above science. Science allows us to glimpse [only] fragments of reality.”
“I believe that the evidence will show that there was not so much a conspiracy, but a convergence of interests with three different groups that had an interest in eliminating [Malcolm X] voice and his vision.”
“I believe that the existence of the classical "path" can be pregnantly formulated as follows: The "path" comes into existence only when we observe it.”
“I believe that the existing power structures in Europe and Northeast Asia are not sustainable through 2020.”
Source: The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (Updated Edition)
“I believe that the experience of love is the most human and humanizing act that it is given to man to enjoy and that it, like reason, makes no sense if conceived in a partial way.”
Source: On Being Human
“I believe that the extraordinary should be pursued. But extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.”
Source: Broca's brain: reflections on the romance of science
“I believe that the fact and the reality of homosexuality and heterosexuality and of opposite and same-gender unions should be taught in our public schools without a value judgement system also being offered.”
“I believe that the fact that I am religious brings me closer to anyone with a different faith.”
“I believe that the faith heritage of this country is actually a very important part of America's culture.”
“I believe that the far-right and the far-left can be equally insane - but there's no question that in the first years of the Obama administration, the far-right has been far crazier. In part, this comes from parties being out of power - without the responsibility of governing to ground them, the activists and the ideologues take over.”
“I believe that the FBI clearly was concerned, wanted to monitor and disrupt Malcolm X wherever possible.”
“I believe that the federal government should be laying down broadband like Eisenhower laid down interstates.”
“I believe that the fewer the laws in a home the better; but there is one law which should be as plainly understood as the shining of the sun is visible at noonday, and that is, implicit and instantaneous obedience from the child to the parent, not only for the peace of the home, but for the highest good of the child.”
“I believe that the fight against crime starts in the home. Parents must take responsibility for their children and show them love and guidance from an early age so they learn to respect the rights of others.”
“I believe that the first 8 years are most important and the time in a child's life when parents must be absolutely and completely present.”
“I believe that the first step in the setting of a real external world is the formation of the concept of bodily objects and of bodily objects of various kinds.”
Source: A Stubbornly Persistent Illusion: The Essential Scientific Works of Albert Einstein
“I believe that the first test of a great man is his humility. I don't mean by humility, doubt of his power. But really great men have a curious feeling that the greatness is not of them, but through them. And they see something divine in every other man and are endlessly, foolishly, incredibly merciful.”
“I believe that the flag of the Confederate States of America is a painful symbol and reminder of racial injustice and slavery which Abraham Lincoln denounced from here over 150 years ago.”
“I believe that the formation of the Chekas was one of the gravest and most impermissible errors that the Bolshevik leaders committed in 1918 when plots, blockades, and interventions made them lose their heads. All evidence indicates that revolutionary tribunals, functioning in the light of day and admitting the right of defence, would have attained the same efficiency with far less abuse and depravity. Was it necessary to revert to the procedures of the Inquisition?”
“I believe that the foundation of democratic liberty is a willingness to believe that other people may perhaps be wiser than oneself.”